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DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.
100 Summer Street,
Boston, MA, 02110
(617) 295-2733 |
December 8, 2022
Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of Filings and Information Services
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Investment Company Blanket Bond
Cash Account Trust – File No. 811-05970
Deutsche DWS Asset Allocation Trust - File No. 811-08606
Deutsche DWS Equity 500 Index Portfolio – File
No. 811-06698
Deutsche DWS Global/International Fund, Inc. –
File No. 811-04670
Deutsche DWS Income Trust – File No. 811-04049
Deutsche DWS Institutional Funds – File No. 811-06071
Deutsche DWS International Fund, Inc. – File
No. 811-00642
Deutsche DWS Investment Trust – File No. 811-00043
Deutsche DWS Investments VIT Funds – File No.
811-07507
Deutsche DWS Market Trust – File No. 811-01236
Deutsche DWS Money Funds – File No. 811-02527
Deutsche DWS Money Market Trust – File No.
811-03495
Deutsche DWS Municipal Trust – File No. 811-02671
Deutsche DWS Portfolio Trust – File No. 811-00042
Deutsche DWS Securities Trust – File No. 811-02021
Deutsche DWS State Tax-Free Income Series – File
No. 811-03657
Deutsche DWS Tax Free Trust – File No. 811-03632
Deutsche DWS Variable Series I – File No. 811-04257
Deutsche DWS Variable Series II – File No. 811-05002
DWS Municipal Income Trust – File No. 811-05655
DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust – File No.
811-05767
Government Cash Management Portfolio – File No.
811-06073
Investors Cash Trust – File No. 811-06103
Dear Sir/Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 17-g-1(g) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, enclosed are the following documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:
- A copy of Investment Company Blanket Bond
No. 87146122B along with Riders No. 1 thru 14 (the “Bond”) in the amount of $50,000,000
primary coverage issued by ICI Mutual Insurance Company (“ICI”), covering the above registered investment companies and series
thereof for the period from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023;
- Certified resolutions approved by a majority of the Board of Directors/Trustees
who are not “interested persons” of the registered investment companies, approving the amount, type, form, and coverage of
the Bond and the portion of the premium to be paid by such companies, as required by Rule 17g-1(g);
- A copy of the Insurance Allocation Agreement
among the Funds setting forth the criteria by which the premiums for the Bond shall be allocated and the amounts payable under the Bond
shall be allocated among the covered parties; and
- A matrix entitled “Schedule B”
showing: (i) the premiums that each investment company and its series have paid for coverage under the bonds for the period from September
30, 2022 to September 30, 2023; and (ii) the amount of the single insured bond which the investment company would have provided and maintained
had it not been named as an insured under a joint insured bond.
If you have any questions or need further information,
please call me at 617-295-2733.
Kind regards,
/s/William Bryce
William Bryce
ICI
MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
1401 H St. NW
Washington, DC
20005
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET
BOND
Bond (6/18)
ICI MUTUAL
INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention
Group
1401 H St. NW
Washington,
DC 20005
DECLARATIONS
NOTICE
This policy is issued by your risk retention group.
Your risk retention group may not be subject to all of the insurance laws and regulations of your state. State insurance insolvency guaranty
funds are not available for your risk retention group.
ITEM 1. Name
of Insured (the “Insured”) Bond Number:
Deutsche DWS Investment Trust 87146122B
| Principal Office: |
Mailing Address: |
| 875 Third Avenue |
c/o DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. |
| New York, NY 10022 |
100 Summer Street |
| Item 2. |
Bond Period: from 12:01 a.m. on |
September 30, 2022 |
, to 12:01 a.m. on |
September 30, 2023 |
, or |
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the
earlier effective date of the termination of this Bond, standard time at the Principal Address as to each of said dates. |
| Item 3. |
Limit of Liability— |
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Subject to Sections 9, 10 and 12 hereof: |
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LIMIT OF
LIABILITY |
DEDUCTIBLE
AMOUNT |
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Insuring Agreement A- |
FIDELITY |
$50,000,000 |
Not Applicable |
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Insuring Agreement B- |
AUDIT EXPENSE |
$50,000 |
$10,000 |
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Insuring Agreement C- |
ON PREMISES |
$50,000,000 |
$100,000 |
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Insuring Agreement D- |
IN TRANSIT |
$50,000,000 |
$100,000 |
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Insuring Agreement E- |
FORGERY OR ALTERATION |
$50,000,000 |
$100,000 |
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Insuring Agreement F- |
SECURITIES |
$50,000,000 |
$100,000 |
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Insuring Agreement G- |
COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY |
$50,000,000 |
$100,000 |
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Insuring Agreement H- |
UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF DEPOSIT |
$350,000 |
$35,000 |
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Insuring Agreement I- |
PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS |
$50,000,000 |
$100,000 |
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If “Not Covered” is inserted opposite any Insuring Agreement above, such Insuring Agreement and any reference thereto shall be deemed to be deleted from this Bond. |
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OPTIONAL INSURING AGREEMENTS ADDED BY RIDER: |
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Insuring Agreement J- |
COMPUTER SECURITY |
$50,000,000 |
$100,000 |
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Insuring Agreement M- |
SOCIAL ENGINEERING FRAUD |
$1,000,000 |
$100,000 |
| Item 4. | Offices or Premises Covered--All the Insured’s offices or other
premises in existence at the time this Bond becomes effective are covered under this Bond, except the offices or other premises excluded
by Rider. Offices or other premises acquired or established after the effective date of this Bond are covered subject to the terms of
General Agreement A. |
| Item 5. | The liability of ICI Mutual Insurance Company (the “Underwriter”)
is subject to the terms of the following Riders attached hereto: |
Riders: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14
and
of all Riders applicable to this Bond issued during the Bond Period.
By: ___/S/
Maggie Sullivan_____ By: ____/S/ Swenitha Nalli_________
Authorized Representative
Authorized Representative
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
NOTICE
This policy is issued by your risk retention group.
Your risk retention group may not be subject to all of the insurance laws and regulations of your state. State insurance insolvency guaranty
funds are not available for your risk retention group.
ICI Mutual Insurance
Company, a Risk Retention Group (the “Underwriter”), in consideration of an agreed premium, and in reliance upon the Application
and all other information furnished to the Underwriter by the Insured, and subject to and in accordance with the Declarations, General
Agreements, Provisions, Conditions and Limitations and other terms of this bond (including all riders hereto) (“Bond”), to
the extent of the Limit of Liability and subject to the Deductible Amount, agrees to indemnify the Insured for the loss, as described
in the Insuring Agreements, sustained by the Insured at any time but discovered during the Bond Period.
INSURING AGREEMENTS
A. FIDELITY
Loss resulting directly
from any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act committed by an Employee, committed anywhere and whether committed alone or in collusion with other
persons (whether or not Employees), during the time such Employee has the status of an Employee as defined herein, and even if such loss
is not discovered until after he or she ceases to be an Employee; and EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement B.
B. AUDIT EXPENSE
Expense incurred
by the Insured for that part of the costs of audits or examinations required by any governmental regulatory authority or Self-Regulatory
Organization to be conducted by such authority or Organization or by an independent accountant or other person, by reason of the discovery
of loss sustained by the Insured and covered by this Bond.
C. ON PREMISES
Loss of Property
resulting directly from any Mysterious Disappearance, or any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act committed by a person physically present in an
office or on the premises of the Insured at the time the Property is surrendered, while the Property is (or reasonably supposed or believed
by the Insured to be) lodged or deposited within the Insured’s offices or premises located anywhere, except those offices excluded
by Rider; and EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
D. IN TRANSIT
Loss of Property
resulting directly from any Mysterious Disappearance or Dishonest or Fraudulent Act while the Property is physically (not electronically)
in transit anywhere in the custody of any person authorized by an Insured to act as a messenger, except while in the mail or with a carrier
for hire (other than a Security Company); and EXCLUDING loss covered under Insuring Agreement A. Property is “in transit”
beginning immediately upon receipt of such Property by the transporting person and ending immediately upon delivery to the designated
recipient or its agent, but only while the Property is being conveyed.
Loss resulting directly
from the Insured having, in good faith, paid or transferred any Property in reliance upon any Written, Original:
| (1) | bills of exchange, checks, drafts, or other written orders or directions to pay sums certain in money,
acceptances, certificates of deposit, due bills, money orders, warrants, orders upon public treasuries, or letters of credit; or |
| (2) | instructions, requests or applications directed to the Insured, authorizing or acknowledging the transfer,
payment, redemption, delivery or receipt of money or Property, or giving notice of any bank account (provided such instructions or requests
or applications purport to have been signed or endorsed by (a) any customer of the Insured, or (b) any shareholder of or subscriber to
shares issued by any Investment Company, or (c) any financial or banking institution or stockbroker, and further provided such instructions,
requests, or applications either bear the forged signature or endorsement or have been altered without the knowledge and consent of such
customer, such shareholder or subscriber to shares issued by an Investment Company, or such financial or banking institution or stockbroker);
or |
| (3) | withdrawal orders or receipts for the withdrawal of Property, or receipts or certificates of deposit for
Property and bearing the name of the Insured as issuer or of another Investment Company for which the Insured acts as agent; |
which bear (a) a
Forgery, or (b) an Alteration, but only to the extent that the Forgery or Alteration directly causes the loss.
Actual physical possession
by the Insured or its authorized representative of the items listed in (1) through (3) above is a condition precedent to the Insured
having relied upon the items.
This Insuring Agreement
E does not cover loss caused by Forgery or Alteration of Securities or loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
Loss resulting directly
from the Insured, in good faith, in the ordinary course of business, and in any capacity whatsoever, whether for its own account or for
the account of others, having acquired, accepted or received, or sold or delivered, or given any value, extended any credit or assumed
any liability in reliance on any Written, Original Securities, where such loss results from the fact that such Securities prove to:
| (1) | be Counterfeit, but only to the extent that the Counterfeit directly causes the loss, or |
| (3) | contain a Forgery or Alteration, but only to the extent the Forgery or Alteration directly causes the
loss, |
and notwithstanding
whether or not the act of the Insured causing such loss violated the constitution, by-laws, rules, or regulations of any Self-Regulatory
Organization, whether or not the Insured was a member thereof.
This Insuring Agreement
F does not cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
Actual physical possession
by the Insured or its authorized representative of the Securities is a condition precedent to the Insured having relied upon the Securities.
G. COUNTERFEIT
CURRENCY
Loss resulting directly from the receipt
by the Insured, in good faith of any Counterfeit Currency.
This
Insuring Agreement G does not cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
H. UNCOLLECTIBLE ITEMS OF
DEPOSIT
Loss resulting directly
from the payment of dividends, issuance of Fund shares or redemptions or exchanges permitted from an account with the Fund as a consequence
of
| (1) | uncollectible Items of Deposit of a Fund’s customer, shareholder or subscriber credited by the Insured
or its agent to such person’s Fund account, or |
| (2) | any Item of Deposit processed through an automated clearing house
which is reversed by a Fund’s customer, shareholder or subscriber and is deemed uncollectible by the Insured; |
PROVIDED, that (a)
Items of Deposit shall not be deemed uncollectible until the Insured’s collection procedures have failed, (b) exchanges of shares
between Funds with exchange privileges shall be covered hereunder only if all such Funds are insured by the Underwriter for uncollectible
Items of Deposit, and (c) the Insured Fund shall have implemented and maintained a policy to hold Items of Deposit for the minimum number
of days stated in its Application (as amended from time to time) before paying any dividend or permitting any withdrawal with respect
to such Items of Deposit (other than exchanges between Funds). Regardless of the number of transactions between Funds in an exchange program,
the minimum number of days an Item of Deposit must be held shall begin from the date the Item of Deposit was first credited to any Insured
Fund.
This
Insuring Agreement H does not cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A.
| I. | PHONE/ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS |
Loss resulting directly
from a Phone/Electronic Transaction, where the request for such Phone/Electronic Transaction:
| (1) | is transmitted to the Insured or its agents by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission;
and |
| (2) | is made by an individual purporting to be a Fund shareholder or subscriber or an authorized agent of a
Fund shareholder or subscriber; and |
| (3) | is unauthorized or fraudulent and is made with the manifest intent to deceive; |
PROVIDED, that the
entity receiving such request generally maintains and follows during the Bond Period all Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures
with respect to all Phone/Electronic Transactions; and
EXCLUDING
loss resulting from:
| (1) | the failure to pay for shares attempted to be purchased; or |
| (2) | any redemption of Investment Company shares which had been improperly
credited to a shareholder’s account where such shareholder (a) did not cause, directly or indirectly, such shares to be credited
to such account, and (b) directly or indirectly received any proceeds or other benefit from such redemption; or |
| (3) | any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company where the
proceeds of such redemption were requested (i) to be paid or made payable to other than an Authorized Recipient or an Authorized Bank
Account or (ii) to be sent to other than an Authorized Address; |
| (4) | the intentional failure to adhere to one or more Phone/Electronic
Transaction Security Procedures; or |
| (5) | a Phone/Electronic Transaction request transmitted by electronic
mail or transmitted by any method not subject to the Phone/Electronic Transaction Security Procedures; or |
| (6) | the failure or circumvention of any physical or electronic protection device, including any firewall,
that imposes restrictions on the flow of electronic traffic in or out of any Computer System. |
This
Insuring Agreement I does not cover loss covered under Insuring Agreement A, “Fidelity” or Insuring Agreement J, “Computer
Security”.
GENERAL AGREEMENTS
| A. | ADDITIONAL OFFICES OR EMPLOYEES—CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER—NOTICE |
| 1. | Except as provided in paragraph 2 below, this Bond shall apply to any additional office(s) established
by the Insured during the Bond Period and to all Employees during the Bond Period, without the need to give notice thereof or pay additional
premiums to the Underwriter for the Bond Period. |
| 2. | If during the Bond Period an Insured Investment Company shall merge
or consolidate with an institution in which such Insured is the surviving entity, or purchase substantially all the assets or capital
stock of another institution, or acquire or create a separate investment portfolio, and shall within sixty (60) days notify the Underwriter
thereof, then this Bond shall automatically apply to the Property and Employees resulting from such merger, consolidation, acquisition
or creation from the date thereof; provided, that the Underwriter may make such coverage contingent upon the payment of an additional
premium. |
B. WARRANTY
No statement made
by or on behalf of the Insured, whether contained in the Application or otherwise, shall be deemed to be an absolute warranty, but only
a warranty that such statement is true to the best of the knowledge of the person responsible for such statement.
C. COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEYS’
FEES
The
Underwriter will indemnify the Insured against court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred and paid by the Insured in defense
of any legal proceeding brought against the Insured seeking recovery for any loss which, if established against the Insured, would constitute
a loss covered under the terms of this Bond; provided, however, that with respect to Insuring Agreement A this indemnity shall apply only
in the event that:
| 1. | an Employee admits to having committed or is adjudicated to have committed a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act
which caused the loss; or |
| 2. | in the absence of such an admission or adjudication, an arbitrator
or arbitrators acceptable to the Insured and the Underwriter concludes, after a review of an agreed statement of facts, that an Employee
has committed a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act which caused the loss. |
The
Insured shall promptly give notice to the Underwriter of any such legal proceeding and upon request shall furnish the Underwriter with
copies of all pleadings and other papers therein. At the Underwriter’s election the Insured shall permit the Underwriter to conduct
the defense of such legal proceeding in the Insured’s name, through attorneys of the Underwriter’s selection. In such event,
the Insured shall give all reasonable information and assistance which the Underwriter shall deem necessary to the proper defense of such
legal proceeding.
If the
amount of the Insured’s liability or alleged liability in any such legal proceeding is greater than the amount which the Insured
would be entitled to recover under this Bond (other than pursuant to this General Agreement C), or if a Deductible Amount is applicable,
or both, the indemnity liability of the Underwriter under this General Agreement C is limited to the proportion of court costs and attorneys’
fees incurred and paid by the Insured or by the Underwriter that the amount which the Insured would be entitled to recover under this
Bond (other than pursuant to this General Agreement C) bears to the sum of such amount plus the amount which the Insured is not entitled
to recover. Such indemnity shall be in addition to the Limit of Liability for the applicable Insuring Agreement.
D. INTERPRETATION
This Bond shall be interpreted with due
regard to the purpose of fidelity bonding under Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (i.e., to protect innocent third parties
from harm) and to the structure of the investment management industry (in which a loss of Property resulting from a cause described in
any Insuring Agreement ordinarily gives rise to a potential legal liability on the part of the Insured), such that the term “loss”
as used herein shall include an Insured’s legal liability for direct compensatory damages resulting directly from a misappropriation,
or measurable diminution in value, of Property.
THIS BOND, INCLUDING THE
FOREGOING INSURING AGREEMENTS
AND GENERAL AGREEMENTS, IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING
PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS:
SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS
The
following terms used in this Bond shall have the meanings stated in this Section:
| A. | “Alteration” means the marking,
changing or altering in a material way of the terms, meaning or legal effect of a document with the intent to deceive. |
| B. | “Application” means the Insured’s
application (and any attachments and materials submitted in connection therewith) furnished to the Underwriter for this Bond. |
| C. | “Authorized Address” means (1)
any Officially Designated address to which redemption proceeds may be sent, (2) any address designated in writing (not to include Electronic
Transmission) by the Shareholder of Record and received by the Insured at least one (1) day prior to the effective date of such designation,
or (3) any address designated by voice over the telephone or by Electronic Transmission by the Shareholder of Record at least 15 days
prior to the effective date of such designation. |
| D. | “Authorized Bank Account” means
any Officially Designated bank account to which redemption proceeds may be sent. |
| E. | “Authorized Recipient” means
(1) the Shareholder of Record, or (2) any other Officially Designated person to whom redemption proceeds may be sent. |
| F. | “Computer System” means (1) computers
with related peripheral components, including storage components, (2) systems and applications software, (3) terminal devices, (4) related
communications networks or customer communication systems, and (5) related electronic funds transfer systems; by which data or monies
are electronically collected, transmitted, processed, stored or retrieved. |
| G. | “Counterfeit” means a Written
imitation of an actual valid Original which is intended to deceive and to be taken as the Original. |
| H. | “Cryptocurrency” means a digital
or electronic medium of exchange, operating independently of a central bank, in which encryption techniques are used to regulate generation
of units and to verify transfer of units from one person to another. |
| I. | “Currency” means a medium of
exchange in current use authorized or adopted by a domestic or foreign government as part of its official currency. |
| J. | “Deductible Amount” means, with
respect to any Insuring Agreement, the amount set forth under the heading “Deductible Amount” in Item 3 of the Declarations
or in any Rider for such Insuring Agreement, applicable to each Single Loss covered by such Insuring Agreement. |
| K. | “Depository” means any “securities
depository” (other than any foreign securities depository) in which an Investment Company may deposit its Securities in accordance
with Rule 17f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
| L. | “Dishonest or Fraudulent Act”
means any dishonest or fraudulent act, including “larceny and embezzlement” as defined in Section 37 of the Investment Company
Act of 1940, committed with the conscious manifest intent (1) to cause the Insured to sustain a loss and (2) to obtain an improper financial
benefit for the perpetrator or any other person or entity. A Dishonest or Fraudulent Act does not mean or include a reckless act, a negligent
act, or a grossly negligent act. As used in this definition, “improper financial benefit” does not include any employee benefits
received in the course of employment, including salaries, commissions, fees, bonuses, promotions, awards, profit sharing or pensions.
|
| M. | “Electronic Transmission” means
any transmission effected by electronic means, including but not limited to a transmission effected by telephone tones, Telefacsimile,
wireless device, or over the Internet. |
| (1) | each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of the Insured,
and |
| (2) | each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of any predecessor
of the Insured whose principal assets are acquired by the Insured by consolidation or merger with, or purchase of assets or capital stock
of, such predecessor, and |
| (3) | each attorney performing legal services for the Insured and each
employee of such attorney or of the law firm of such attorney while performing services for the Insured, and |
| (4) | each student who is an authorized intern of the Insured, while in any of the Insured’s offices,
and |
| (5) | each officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of |
| (a) | an investment adviser, |
| (b) | an underwriter (distributor), |
| (c) | a transfer agent or shareholder accounting recordkeeper, or |
| (d) | an administrator authorized by written agreement to keep financial and/or other required records, |
for an Investment
Company named as an Insured, BUT ONLY while (i) such officer, partner or employee is performing acts coming within the scope of the usual
duties of an officer or employee of an Insured, or (ii) such officer, director, trustee, partner or employee is acting as a member of
any committee duly elected or appointed to examine or audit or have custody of or access to the Property of the Insured, or (iii) such
director or trustee (or anyone acting in a similar capacity) is acting outside the scope of the usual duties of a director or trustee;
PROVIDED, that the term “Employee” shall not include any officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of a transfer agent,
shareholder accounting recordkeeper or administrator (x) which is not an “affiliated person” (as defined in Section 2(a) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940) of an Investment Company named as an Insured or of the adviser or underwriter of such Investment Company,
or (y) which is a “Bank” (as defined in Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940), and
| (6) | each individual assigned, by contract or by any agency furnishing
temporary personnel, in either case on a contingent or part-time basis, to perform the usual duties of an employee in any office of the
Insured, and |
| (7) | each individual assigned to perform the usual duties of an employee
or officer of any entity authorized by written agreement with the Insured to perform services as electronic data processor of checks or
other accounting records of the Insured, but excluding a processor which acts as transfer agent or in any other agency capacity for the
Insured in issuing checks, drafts or securities, unless included under subsection (5) hereof, and |
| (8) | each officer, partner or employee of |
| (a) | any Depository or Exchange, |
| (b) | any nominee in whose name is registered any Security included in the systems for the central handling
of securities established and maintained by any Depository, and |
| (c) | any recognized service company which provides clerks or other personnel to any Depository or Exchange
on a contract basis, |
while such officer, partner or employee is performing services
for any Depository in the operation of systems for the central handling of securities, and
| (9) | in the case of an Insured which is an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3 of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”)) for officers, directors or employees of another Insured (“In-House
Plan”), any “fiduciary” or other “plan official” (within the meaning of Section 412 of ERISA) of such In-House
Plan, provided that such fiduciary or other plan official is a director, partner, officer, trustee or employee of an Insured (other than
an In-House Plan). |
Each employer of
temporary personnel and each entity referred to in subsections (6) and (7) and their respective partners, officers and employees shall
collectively be deemed to be one person for all the purposes of this Bond.
Brokers, agents,
independent contractors, or representatives of the same general character shall not be considered Employees, except as provided in subsections
(3), (6), and (7).
| O. | “Exchange” means any national
securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
| P. | “Forgery” means the physical
signing on a document of the name of another person with the intent to deceive. A Forgery may be by means of mechanically reproduced facsimile
signatures as well as handwritten signatures. Forgery does not include the signing of an individual’s own name, regardless of such
individual’s authority, capacity or purpose. |
| Q. | “Items of Deposit” means one
or more checks or drafts. |
| R. | “Investment Company” or “Fund”
means an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
| S. | “Limit of Liability” means, with
respect to any Insuring Agreement, the limit of liability of the Underwriter for any Single Loss covered by such Insuring Agreement as
set forth under the heading “Limit of Liability” in Item 3 of the Declarations or in any Rider for such Insuring Agreement. |
| T. | “Mysterious Disappearance” means
any disappearance of Property which, after a reasonable investigation has been conducted, cannot be explained. |
| U. | “Non-Fund” means any corporation,
business trust, partnership, trust or other entity which is not an Investment Company. |
| V. | “Officially Designated” means
designated by the Shareholder of Record: |
| (1) | in the initial account application, |
| (2) | in writing accompanied by a signature guarantee, or |
| (3) | in writing or by Electronic Transmission, where such designation
is verified via a callback to the Shareholder of Record by the Insured at a predetermined telephone number provided by the Shareholder
of Record to the Insured in writing at least 30 days prior to such callback. |
| W. | “Original” means the first rendering
or archetype and does not include photocopies or electronic transmissions even if received and printed. |
| X. | “Phone/Electronic Transaction”
means any (1) redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company, (2) election concerning dividend options available to Fund shareholders,
(3) exchange of shares in a registered account of one Fund into shares in an identically registered account of another Fund in the same
complex pursuant to exchange privileges of the two Funds, or (4) purchase of shares issued by an Investment Company, which redemption,
election, exchange or purchase is requested by voice over the telephone or through an Electronic Transmission. |
| Y. | “Phone/Electronic Transaction Security
Procedures” means security procedures for Phone/
Electronic Transactions as set forth in the Application and/or as otherwise provided in writing to the Underwriter. |
| Z. | “Property” means the following
tangible items: money, postage and revenue stamps, precious metals, Securities, bills of exchange, acceptances, checks, drafts, or other
written orders or directions to pay sums certain in money, certificates of deposit, due bills, money orders, letters of credit, financial
futures contracts, conditional sales contracts, abstracts of title, insurance policies, deeds, mortgages, and assignments of any of the
foregoing, and other valuable papers, including books of account and other records used by the Insured in the conduct of its business,
and all other instruments similar to or in the nature of the foregoing (but excluding all data processing records), (1) in which the Insured
has a legally cognizable interest, (2) in which the Insured acquired or should have acquired such an interest by reason of a predecessor’s
declared financial condition at the time of the Insured’s consolidation or merger with, or purchase of the principal assets of,
such predecessor or (3) which are held by the Insured for any purpose or in any capacity. |
| AA. | “Securities” means original negotiable
or non-negotiable agreements or instruments which represent an equitable or legal interest, ownership or debt (including stock certificates,
bonds, promissory notes, and assignments thereof), which are in the ordinary course of business transferable by physical delivery with
appropriate endorsement or assignment. “Securities” does not include bills of exchange, acceptances, certificates of deposit,
checks, drafts, or other written orders or directions to pay sums certain in money, due bills, money orders, or letters of credit. |
| BB. | “Security Company” means an entity
which provides or purports to provide the transport of Property by secure means, including, without limitation, by use of armored vehicles
or guards. |
| CC. | “Self-Regulatory Organization”
means any association of investment advisers or securities dealers registered under the federal securities laws, or any Exchange. |
| DD. | “Shareholder of Record” means
the record owner of shares issued by an Investment Company or, in the case of joint ownership of such shares, all record owners, as designated
(1) in the initial account application, or (2) in writing accompanied by a signature guarantee, or (3) pursuant to procedures as set forth
in the Application and/or as otherwise provided in writing to the Underwriter. |
| (1) | all loss caused by any one act (other than a Dishonest or Fraudulent
Act) committed by one person, or |
| (2) | all loss caused by Dishonest or Fraudulent Acts committed by one
person, or |
| (3) | all expenses incurred with respect to any one audit or examination,
or |
| (4) | all loss caused by any one occurrence or event other than those specified in subsections (1) through
(3) above. |
All acts or omissions
of one or more persons which directly or indirectly aid or, by failure to report or otherwise, permit the continuation of an act referred
to in subsections (1) and (2) above of any other person shall be deemed to be the acts of such other person for purposes of this subsection.
All
acts or occurrences or events which have as a common nexus any fact, circumstance, situation, transaction or series of facts, circumstances,
situations, or transactions shall be deemed to be one act, one occurrence, or one event.
| FF. | “Telefacsimile” means a system
of transmitting and reproducing fixed graphic material (as, for example, printing) by means of signals transmitted over telephone lines
or over the Internet. |
| GG. | “Written” means expressed through
letters or marks placed upon paper and visible to the eye. |
SECTION 2.
EXCLUSIONS
THIS BOND DOES NOT COVER:
| A. | Loss resulting from (1) riot or civil commotion outside the United
States of America and Canada, or (2) war, revolution, insurrection, action by armed forces, or usurped power, wherever occurring; except
if such loss occurs while the Property is in transit, is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement D, and when such transit was initiated,
the Insured or any person initiating such transit on the Insured’s behalf had no knowledge of such riot, civil commotion, war, revolution,
insurrection, action by armed forces, or usurped power. |
| B. | Loss in time of peace or war resulting from nuclear
fission or fusion or radioactivity, or biological or chemical agents or hazards, or fire, smoke, or explosion, or the effects of any of
the foregoing. |
| C. | Loss resulting from any Dishonest or Fraudulent
Act committed by any person while acting in the capacity of a member of the Board of Directors or any equivalent body of the Insured or
of any other entity. |
| D. | Loss resulting from any nonpayment or other default
of any loan or similar transaction made by the Insured or any of its partners, directors, officers or employees, whether or not authorized
and whether procured in good faith or through a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement
A, E, or F. |
| E. | Loss resulting from any violation by the Insured
or by any Employee of any law, or any rule or regulation pursuant thereto or adopted by a Self-Regulatory Organization, regulating the
issuance, purchase or sale of securities, securities transactions upon security exchanges or over the counter markets, Investment Companies,
or investment advisers, unless such loss, in the absence of such law, rule or regulation, would be covered under Insuring Agreement A,
E, or F. |
| F. | Loss resulting from Property that is the
object of a Dishonest or Fraudulent Act or Mysterious Disappearance while in the custody of any Security
Company, unless such loss is covered under this Bond and is in excess of the amount recovered or received by the Insured under (1) the
Insured’s contract with such Security Company, and (2) insurance or indemnity of any kind carried by such Security Company for the
benefit of, or otherwise available to, users of its service, in which case this Bond shall cover only such excess, subject to the applicable
Limit of Liability and Deductible Amount. |
| G. | Potential income, including but not limited to interest
and dividends, not realized by the Insured because of a loss covered under this Bond, except when covered under Insuring Agreement H. |
| H. | Loss in the form of (1) damages of any type for
which the Insured is legally liable, except direct compensatory damages, or (2) taxes, fines, or penalties, including without limitation
two-thirds of treble damage awards pursuant to judgments under any statute or regulation. |
| I. | Loss resulting from the surrender of Property away
from an office of the Insured as a result of kidnap, ransom, or extortion, or a threat |
| (1) | to do bodily harm to any person, except where the Property is in transit in the custody of any person
acting as messenger as a result of a threat to do bodily harm to such person, if the Insured had no knowledge of such threat at the time
such transit was initiated, or |
| (2) | to do damage to the premises or Property of the Insured, |
unless
such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A.
| J. | All costs, fees, and other expenses incurred by
the Insured in establishing the existence of or amount of loss covered under this Bond, except to the extent certain audit expenses are
covered under Insuring Agreement B. |
| K. | Loss resulting from payments made to or withdrawals
from any account, involving funds erroneously credited to such account, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement
A. |
| L. | Loss resulting from uncollectible Items of Deposit
which are drawn upon a financial institution outside the United States of America, its territories and possessions, or Canada. |
| M. | Loss resulting from the Dishonest or Fraudulent
Acts or other acts or omissions of an Employee primarily engaged in the sale of shares issued by an Investment Company to persons other
than (1) a person registered as a broker under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or (2) an “accredited investor” as defined
in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, which is not an individual. |
| N. | Loss resulting from the use of credit, debit, charge,
access, convenience, identification, cash management or other cards, whether such cards were issued or purport to have been issued by
the Insured or by anyone else, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A. |
| O. | Loss resulting from any purchase, redemption or
exchange of securities issued by an Investment Company or other Insured, or any other instruction, request, acknowledgement, notice or
transaction involving securities issued by an Investment Company or other Insured or the dividends in respect thereof, when any of the
foregoing is requested, authorized or directed or purported to be requested, authorized or directed by voice over the telephone or by
Electronic Transmission, unless such loss is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A or Insuring Agreement I. |
| P. | Loss resulting from any Dishonest or Fraudulent
Act or committed by an Employee as defined in Section 1.N(2), unless such loss (1) could not have been reasonably discovered by the due
diligence of the Insured at or prior to the time of acquisition by the Insured of the assets acquired from a predecessor, and (2) arose
out of a lawsuit or valid claim brought against the Insured by a person unaffiliated with the Insured or with any person affiliated with
the Insured. |
| Q. | Loss resulting from the unauthorized entry of data
into, or the deletion or destruction of data in, or the change of data elements or programs within, any Computer System, unless such loss
is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement A. |
| R. | Loss resulting from the theft, disappearance, destruction,
disclosure, or unauthorized use of confidential or personal information (including, but not limited to, trade secrets, personal shareholder
or client information, shareholder or client lists, personally identifiable financial or medical information, intellectual property, or
any other type of non-public information), whether such information is owned by the Insured or held by the Insured in any capacity (including
concurrently with another person); provided, however, this exclusion shall not apply to loss arising out of the use of such information
to support or facilitate the commission of an act otherwise covered by this Bond. |
| S. | All costs, fees, and other expenses arising from
a data security breach or incident, including, but not limited to, forensic audit expenses, fines, penalties, expenses to comply with
federal and state laws and expenses related to notifying affected individuals. |
| T. | Loss resulting from vandalism or malicious mischief. |
| U. | Loss resulting from the theft, disappearance, or
destruction of Cryptocurrency or from the change in value of Cryptocurrency, unless such loss (1) is sustained by any investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that is named as an Insured and (2) is otherwise covered under Insuring Agreement
A. |
SECTION 3.
ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS
Upon payment to the
Insured hereunder for any loss, the Underwriter shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the Insured’s rights
and claims in connection with such loss; provided, however, that the Underwriter shall not be subrogated to any such rights or claims
one named Insured under this Bond may have against another named Insured under this Bond. At the request of the Underwriter, the Insured
shall execute all assignments or other documents and take such action as the Underwriter may deem necessary or desirable to secure and
perfect such rights and claims, including the execution of documents necessary to enable the Underwriter to bring suit in the name of
the Insured.
Assignment
of any rights or claims under this Bond shall not bind the Underwriter without the Underwriter’s written consent.
SECTION
4. LOSS—NOTICE—PROOF—LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
This Bond is for
the use and benefit only of the Insured and the Underwriter shall not be liable hereunder to anyone other than the Insured. As soon as
practicable and not more than sixty (60) days after discovery of any loss covered hereunder, the Insured shall give the Underwriter written
notice thereof and, as soon as practicable and within one year after such discovery, shall also furnish to the Underwriter affirmative
proof of loss with full particulars. The Underwriter may extend the sixty-day notice period or the one-year proof of loss period if the
Insured requests an extension and shows good cause therefor.
The Insured shall
provide the Underwriter with such information, assistance, and cooperation as the Underwriter may reasonably request.
See
also General Agreement C (Court Costs and Attorneys’ Fees).
The
Underwriter shall not be liable hereunder for loss of Securities unless each of the Securities is identified in such proof of loss by
a certificate or bond number or by such identification means as the Underwriter may require. The Underwriter shall have a reasonable period
after receipt of a proper affirmative proof of loss within which to investigate the claim, but where the Property is Securities and the
loss is clear and undisputed, settlement shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours even if the loss involves Securities of which duplicates
may be obtained.
The
Insured shall not bring legal proceedings against the Underwriter to recover any loss hereunder prior to sixty (60) days after filing
such proof of loss or subsequent to twenty-four (24) months after the discovery of such loss or, in the case of a legal proceeding to
recover hereunder on account of any judgment against the Insured in or settlement of any suit mentioned in General Agreement C or to recover
court costs or attorneys’ fees paid in any such suit, twenty-four (24) months after the date of the final judgment in or settlement
of such suit. If any limitation in this Bond is prohibited by any applicable law, such limitation shall be deemed to be amended to be
equal to the minimum period of limitation permitted by such law.
Notice
hereunder shall be given to Manager, Professional Liability Claims, ICI Mutual Insurance Company, RRG, 1401 H St. NW, Washington, DC 20005,
with an electronic copy to LegalSupport@icimutual.com.
SECTION
5. DISCOVERY
For
all purposes under this Bond, a loss is discovered, and discovery of a loss occurs, when the Insured
| (1) | becomes aware of facts, or |
| (2) | receives notice of an actual or potential claim by a third party
which alleges that the Insured is liable under circumstances, |
which
would cause a reasonable person to assume that a loss of a type covered by this Bond has been or is likely to be incurred, regardless
of when the act or acts causing or contributing to such loss occurred, even though the exact amount or details of the loss may not be
known.
SECTION
6. VALUATION OF PROPERTY
For the purpose of
determining the amount of any loss hereunder, the value of any Property shall be the market value of such Property at the close of business
on the first business day before the discovery of such loss; except that
| (1) | the value of any Property replaced by the Insured prior to the payment
of a claim therefor shall be the actual market value of such Property at the time of replacement, but not in excess of the market value
of such Property on the first business day before the discovery of the loss of such Property; |
| (2) | the value of Securities which must be produced to exercise subscription,
conversion, redemption or deposit privileges shall be the market value of such privileges immediately preceding the expiration thereof
if the loss of such Securities is not discovered until after such expiration, but if there is no quoted or other ascertainable market
price for such Property or privileges referred to in clauses (1) and (2), their value shall be fixed by agreement between the parties
or by arbitration before an arbitrator or arbitrators acceptable to the parties; and |
| (3) | the value of books of accounts or other records used by the Insured
in the conduct of its business shall be limited to the actual cost of blank books, blank pages or other materials if the books or records
are reproduced plus the cost of labor for the transcription or copying of data furnished by the Insured for reproduction. |
SECTION
7. LOST SECURITIES
The maximum liability
of the Underwriter hereunder for lost Securities shall be the payment for, or replacement of, such Securities having an aggregate value
not to exceed the applicable Limit of Liability. If the Underwriter shall make payment to the Insured for any loss of Securities, the
Insured shall assign to the Underwriter all of the Insured’s right, title and interest in and to such Securities. In lieu of such
payment, the Underwriter may, at its option, replace such lost Securities, and in such case the Insured shall cooperate to effect such
replacement. To effect the replacement of lost Securities, the Underwriter may issue or arrange for the issuance of a lost instrument
bond. If the value of such Securities does not exceed the applicable Deductible Amount (at the time of the discovery of the loss), the
Insured will pay the usual premium charged for the lost instrument bond and will indemnify the issuer of such bond against all loss and
expense that it may sustain because of the issuance of such bond.
If the
value of such Securities exceeds the applicable Deductible Amount (at the time of discovery of the loss), the Insured will pay a proportion
of the usual premium charged for the lost instrument bond, equal to the percentage that the applicable Deductible Amount bears to the
value of such Securities upon discovery of the loss, and will indemnify the issuer of such bond against all loss and expense that is not
recovered from the Underwriter under the terms and conditions of this Bond, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability.
SECTION
8. SALVAGE
If any recovery is
made, whether by the Insured or the Underwriter, on account of any loss within the applicable Limit of Liability hereunder, the Underwriter
shall be entitled to the full amount of such recovery to reimburse the Underwriter for all amounts paid hereunder with respect to such
loss. If any recovery is made, whether by the Insured or the Underwriter, on account of any loss in excess of the applicable Limit of
Liability hereunder plus the Deductible Amount applicable to such loss from any source other than suretyship, insurance, reinsurance,
security or indemnity taken by or for the benefit of the Underwriter, the amount of such recovery, net of the actual costs and expenses
of recovery, shall
be applied to reimburse
the Insured in full for the portion of such loss in excess of such Limit of Liability, and the remainder, if any, shall be paid first
to reimburse the Underwriter for all amounts paid hereunder with respect to such loss and then to the Insured to the extent of the portion
of such loss within the Deductible Amount. The Insured shall execute all documents which the Underwriter deems necessary or desirable
to secure to the Underwriter the rights provided for herein.
SECTION
9. NON-REDUCTION AND NON-ACCUMULATION OF LIABILITY AND TOTAL LIABILITY
Prior to its termination,
this Bond shall continue in force up to the Limit of Liability for each Insuring Agreement for each Single Loss, notwithstanding any previous
loss (other than such Single Loss) for which the Underwriter may have paid or be liable to pay hereunder; PROVIDED, however, that regardless
of the number of years this Bond shall continue in force and the number of premiums which shall be payable or paid, the liability of the
Underwriter under this Bond with respect to any Single Loss shall be limited to the applicable Limit of Liability irrespective of the
total amount of such Single Loss and shall not be cumulative in amounts from year to year or from period to period.
SECTION
10. MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF UNDERWRITER; OTHER BONDS OR POLICIES
The maximum liability
of the Underwriter for any Single Loss covered by any Insuring Agreement under this Bond shall be the Limit of Liability applicable to
such Insuring Agreement, subject to the applicable Deductible Amount and the other provisions of this Bond. Recovery for any Single Loss
may not be made under more than one Insuring Agreement. If any Single Loss covered under this Bond is recoverable or recovered in whole
or in part because of an unexpired discovery period under any other bonds or policies issued by the Underwriter to the Insured or to any
predecessor in interest of the Insured, the maximum liability of the Underwriter shall be the greater of either (1) the applicable Limit
of Liability under this Bond, or (2) the maximum liability of the Underwriter under such other bonds or policies.
SECTION 11. OTHER
INSURANCE
Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary herein, if any loss covered by this Bond shall also be covered by other insurance or suretyship for the benefit of the
Insured, the Underwriter shall be liable hereunder only for the portion of such loss in excess of the amount recoverable under such other
insurance or suretyship, but not exceeding the applicable Limit of Liability of this Bond.
SECTION
12. DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT
The Underwriter shall
not be liable under any Insuring Agreement unless the amount of the loss covered thereunder, after deducting the net amount of all reimbursement
and/or recovery received by the Insured with respect to such loss (other than from any other bond, suretyship or insurance policy or as
an advance by the Underwriter hereunder) shall exceed the applicable Deductible Amount; in such case the Underwriter shall be liable only
for such excess, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability and the other terms of this Bond.
No Deductible
Amount shall apply to any loss covered under Insuring Agreement A sustained by any Investment Company named as an Insured.
SECTION
13. TERMINATION
The Underwriter may
terminate this Bond as to any Insured or all Insureds only by written notice to such Insured or Insureds and, if this Bond is terminated
as to any Investment Company, to each such Investment Company terminated thereby and to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington,
D.C., in all cases not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of termination specified in such notice.
The
Insured may terminate this Bond only by written notice to the Underwriter not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of
the termination specified in such notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the Insured terminates this Bond as to any Investment Company,
the effective date of termination shall be not less than sixty (60) days from the date the Underwriter provides written notice of the
termination to each such Investment Company terminated thereby and to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.
This Bond will terminate
as to any Insured that is a Non-Fund immediately and without notice upon (1) the takeover of such Insured’s business by any
State or Federal official or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator, or (2) the filing of a petition under any State or Federal statute
relative to bankruptcy or reorganization of the Insured, or assignment for the benefit of creditors of the Insured.
Premiums
are earned until the effective date of termination. The Underwriter shall refund the unearned premium computed at short rates in accordance
with the Underwriter’s standard short rate cancellation tables if this Bond is terminated by the Insured or pro rata if this Bond
is terminated by the Underwriter.
Upon
the detection by any Insured that an Employee has committed any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s), the Insured shall immediately remove such
Employee from a position that may enable such Employee to cause the Insured to suffer a loss by any subsequent Dishonest or Fraudulent
Act(s). The Insured, within two (2) business days of such detection, shall notify the Underwriter with full and complete particulars of
the detected Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s).
For
purposes of this section, detection occurs when any partner, officer, or supervisory employee of any Insured, who is not in collusion
with such Employee, becomes aware that the Employee has committed any Dishonest or Fraudulent Act(s).
This
Bond shall terminate as to any Employee by written notice from the Underwriter to each Insured and, if such Employee is an Employee of
an Insured Investment Company, to the Securities and Exchange Commission, in all cases not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective
date of termination specified in such notice.
SECTION
14. RIGHTS AFTER TERMINATION
At any
time prior to the effective date of termination of this Bond as to any Insured, such Insured may, by written notice to the Underwriter,
elect to purchase the right under this Bond to an additional period of twelve (12) months within which to discover loss sustained by such
Insured prior to the effective date of such termination and shall pay an additional premium therefor as the Underwriter may require.
Such additional discovery
period shall terminate immediately and without notice upon the takeover of such Insured’s business by any State or Federal official
or agency, or by any receiver or liquidator. Promptly after such termination the Underwriter shall refund to the Insured any unearned
premium.
The
right to purchase such additional discovery period may not be exercised by any State or Federal official or agency, or by any receiver
or liquidator, acting or appointed to take over the Insured’s business.
SECTION
15. CENTRAL HANDLING OF SECURITIES
The Underwriter shall
not be liable for loss in connection with the central handling of securities within the systems established and maintained by any Depository
(“Systems”), unless the amount of such loss exceeds the amount recoverable or recovered under any bond or policy or participants’
fund insuring the Depository against such loss (the “Depository’s Recovery”); in such case the Underwriter shall be
liable hereunder only for the Insured’s share of such excess loss, subject to the applicable Limit of Liability, the Deductible
Amount and the other terms of this Bond.
For
determining the Insured’s share of such excess loss, (1) the Insured shall be deemed to have an interest in any certificate representing
any security included within the Systems equivalent to the interest the Insured then has in all certificates representing the same security
included within the Systems; (2) the Depository shall have reasonably and fairly apportioned the Depository’s Recovery among all
those having an interest as recorded by appropriate entries in the books and records of the Depository in Property involved in such loss,
so that each such interest shall share in the Depository’s Recovery in the ratio that the value of each such interest bears to the
total value of all such interests; and (3) the Insured’s share of such excess loss shall be the amount of the Insured’s interest
in such Property in excess of the amount(s) so apportioned to the Insured by the Depository.
This
Bond does not afford coverage in favor of any Depository or Exchange or any nominee in whose name is registered any security included
within the Systems.
SECTION
16. ADDITIONAL COMPANIES INCLUDED AS INSURED
If more than one
entity is named as the Insured:
| A. | the total liability of the Underwriter hereunder for each Single
Loss shall not exceed the Limit of Liability which would be applicable if there were only one named Insured, regardless of the number
of Insured entities which sustain loss as a result of such Single Loss, |
| B. | the Insured first named in Item 1 of the Declarations shall be deemed
authorized to make, adjust, and settle, and receive and enforce payment of, all claims hereunder as the agent of each other Insured for
such purposes and for the giving or receiving of any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder; provided, that the Underwriter
shall promptly furnish each named Insured Investment Company with (1) a copy of this Bond and any amendments thereto, (2) a copy of each
formal filing of a claim hereunder by any other Insured, and (3) notification of the terms of the settlement of each such claim prior
to the execution of such settlement, |
| C. | the Underwriter shall not be responsible or have any liability for
the proper application by the Insured first named in Item 1 of the Declarations of any payment made hereunder to the first named Insured, |
| D. | for the purposes of Sections 4 and 13, knowledge possessed or discovery
made by any partner, officer or supervisory Employee of any Insured shall constitute knowledge or discovery by every named Insured, |
| E. | if the first named Insured ceases for any reason to be covered under
this Bond, then the Insured next named shall thereafter be considered as the first named Insured for the purposes of this Bond, and |
| F. | each named Insured shall constitute “the Insured” for
all purposes of this Bond. |
SECTION
17. NOTICE AND CHANGE OF CONTROL
Within thirty (30)
days after learning that there has been a change in control of an Insured by transfer of its outstanding voting securities the Insured
shall give written notice to the Underwriter of:
| A. | the names of the transferors and transferees (or the names of the
beneficial owners if the voting securities are registered in another name), and |
| B. | the total number of voting securities owned by the transferors and
the transferees (or the beneficial owners), both immediately before and after the transfer, and |
| C. | the total number of outstanding voting securities. |
As used in this Section,
“control” means the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of the Insured.
SECTION
18. CHANGE OR MODIFICATION
This Bond may only
be modified by written Rider forming a part hereof over the signature of the Underwriter’s authorized representative. Any Rider
which modifies the coverage provided by Insuring Agreement A, Fidelity, in a manner which adversely affects the rights of an Insured Investment
Company shall not become effective until at least sixty (60) days after the Underwriter has given written notice thereof to the Securities
and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., and to each Insured Investment Company affected thereby.
SECTION
19. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE TRADE AND ECONOMIC SANCTIONS
This Bond shall not
be deemed to provide any coverage, and the Underwriter shall not be required to pay any loss or provide any benefit hereunder, to the
extent that the provision of such coverage, payment of such loss or provision of such benefit would cause the Underwriter to be in violation
of any applicable trade or economic sanctions, laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, any sanctions, laws or regulations
administered and enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
SECTION
20. ANTI-BUNDLING
If any Insuring Agreement
requires that an enumerated type of document be Counterfeit, or contain a Forgery or Alteration, the Counterfeit, Forgery, or Alteration
must be on or of the enumerated document itself, not on or of some other document submitted with, accompanying or incorporated by reference
into the enumerated document.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Underwriter
has caused this Bond to be executed on the Declarations Page.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 1
| Deutsche DWS Investment Trust |
87146122B |
| EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD |
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
| September 30, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023
|
/S/ Maggie Sullivan |
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that Item 1 of the Declarations, Name of Insured, shall include the following:
Cash Account Trust, a series fund consisting
of:
| o | DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio |
| o | DWS Tax-Exempt Portfolio |
Deutsche DWS Equity 500 Index Portfolio
Deutsche DWS Global/International Fund,
Inc., a series fund consisting of:
| o | DWS Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund |
| o | DWS ESG Global Bond Fund |
| o | DWS ESG International Core Equity Fund |
| o | DWS Global Small Cap Fund |
| o | DWS International Growth Fund |
| o | DWS RREEF Global Infrastructure Fund |
Deutsche DWS Income Trust, a series fund
consisting of:
| o | DWS Global High Income Fund |
Deutsche DWS Institutional Funds, a series
fund consisting of:
| o | DWS Equity 500 Index Fund |
Deutsche DWS International Fund, Inc.,
a series fund consisting of:
| o | DWS CROCI® International Fund |
| o | DWS Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
| o | DWS Latin America Equity Fund |
Deutsche DWS Investment Trust, a series
fund consisting of:
| o | DWS CROCI Equity Dividend Fund |
| o | DWS ESG Core Equity Fund |
| o | DWS Large Cap Focus Growth Fund |
| o | DWS Small Cap Growth Fund |
Deutsche DWS Investment VIT Funds, a series
fund consisting of:
| o | DWS Equity 500 Index VIP |
Deutsche DWS Market Trust, a series fund
consisting of:
| o | DWS Global Income Builder Fund |
| o | DWS RREEF Real Assets Fund |
Deutsche DWS Money Funds, a series fund
consisting of:
| o | DWS Money Market Prime Series |
Deutsche DWS Money Market Trust, a series
fund consisting of:
| o | DWS Government Money Market Series |
DWS Municipal Income Trust
Deutsche DWS Municipal Trust, a series
fund consisting of:
| o | DWS Managed Municipal Bond Fund |
| o | DWS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund |
| o | DWS Strategic High Yield Tax-Free Fund |
Deutsche DWS Portfolio Trust, a series
fund consisting of:
| o | DWS Total Return Bond Fund |
Deutsche DWS Securities Trust, a series
fund consisting of:
| o | DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund |
| o | DWS Health & Wellness Fund |
| o | DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund |
| o | DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund |
| o | DWS Science and Technology Fund |
Deutsche DWS State Tax-Free Income Series,
a series fund consisting of:
| o | DWS California Tax-Free Income Fund |
| o | DWS Massachusetts Tax-Free Fund |
| o | DWS New York Tax-Free Income Fund |
DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust
Deutsche DWS Asset Allocation
Trust, a series fund consisting of:
| o | DWS Multi-Asset Conservative Allocation Fund |
| o | DWS Equity Sector Strategy Fund |
| o | DWS Multi-Assets Moderate Allocation Fund |
Deutsche DWS Tax Free Trust, a series fund
consisting of:
| o | DWS Intermediate Tax-Free Fund |
Deutsche DWS Variable Series I, a series
fund consisting of:
| o | DWS CROCI® International VIP |
| o | DWS Global Small Cap VIP |
Deutsche DWS Variable Series II, a series
fund consisting of:
| o | DWS Alternative Asset Allocation VIP |
| o | DWS Global Income Builder VIP |
| o | DWS Government Money Market VIP |
| o | DWS International Growth VIP |
| o | DWS Small Mid Cap Growth VIP |
| o | DWS Small Mid Cap Value VIP |
Government Cash Management Portfolio
Investors Cash Trust, a series fund consisting
of:
| o | DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund |
DWS Funds Joint Account
Except
as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 2
| Deutsche DWS Investment Trust |
87146122B |
| EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD |
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
| September 30, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023
|
/S/ Maggie Sullivan |
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond,
it is hereby understood and agreed that notwithstanding Section 2.Q of this Bond, this Bond is amended by adding an additional Insuring
Agreement J as follows:
J. COMPUTER
SECURITY
Loss (including loss of Property) resulting directly
from Computer Fraud; provided, that the Insured has adopted in writing and generally maintains and follows during the Bond Period
all Computer Security Procedures. The isolated failure of the Insured to maintain and follow a particular Computer Security Procedure
in a particular instance will not preclude coverage under this Insuring Agreement, subject to the specific exclusions herein and in the
Bond.
| 1. | Definitions. The following terms used in this Insuring Agreement shall have the following meanings: |
| a. | “Authorized User” means any person or entity designated by the Insured (through contract,
assignment of User Identification, or otherwise) as authorized to use a Covered Computer System, or any part thereof. An individual who
invests in an Insured Fund shall not be considered to be an Authorized User solely by virtue of being an investor. |
| b. | “Computer Fraud” means the unauthorized entry of data into, or the deletion or destruction
of data in, or change of data elements or programs within, a Covered Computer System which: |
| (1) | is committed by any Unauthorized Third Party anywhere, alone or in collusion with other Unauthorized Third
Parties; and |
| (2) | is committed with the conscious manifest intent (a) to cause the Insured to sustain a loss, and
(b) to obtain financial benefit for the perpetrator or any other person; and |
| (3) | causes (x) Property to be transferred, paid or delivered; or (y) an account of the Insured, or
of its customer, to be added, deleted, debited or credited; or (z) an unauthorized or fictitious account to be debited or credited. |
| c. | “Computer Security Procedures” means procedures for prevention of unauthorized computer access
and use and administration of computer access and use as provided in writing to the Underwriter. |
| d. | “Covered Computer System” means any Computer System as to which the Insured has possession,
custody and control. |
| e. | “Unauthorized Third Party” means any person or entity that, at the time of the Computer Fraud,
is not an Authorized User. |
| f. | “User Identification” means any unique user name (i.e., a series of characters) that
is assigned to a person or entity by the Insured. |
| 2. | Exclusions. It is further understood and agreed that this Insuring Agreement J shall not cover: |
| a. | Any loss covered under Insuring Agreement A, “Fidelity,” of this Bond; and |
| b. | Any loss resulting from the intentional failure to adhere to one or more Computer Security Procedures;
and |
| c. | Any loss resulting from a Computer Fraud committed by or in collusion with: |
| (1) | any Authorized User (whether a natural person or an entity); or |
| (2) | in the case of any Authorized User which is an entity, (a) any director, officer,
partner, employee or agent of such Authorized User, or (b) any entity which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with
such Authorized User (“Related Entity”), or (c) any director, officer, partner, employee or agent of such Related Entity;
or |
| (3) | in the case of any Authorized User who is a natural person, (a) any entity for
which such Authorized User is a director, officer, partner, employee or agent (“Employer Entity”), or (b) any director, officer,
partner, employee or agent of such Employer Entity, or (c) any entity which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with
such Employer Entity (“Employer-Related Entity”), or (d) any director, officer, partner, employee or agent of such Employer-Related
Entity; |
and
| d. | Any loss resulting from physical damage to or destruction of any Covered Computer System, or any part
thereof, or any data, data elements or media associated therewith; and |
| e. | Any loss not directly and proximately caused by Computer Fraud (including, without limitation, disruption
of business and extra expense); and |
| f. | Payments made to any person(s) who has threatened to deny or has denied authorized access to a Covered
Computer System or otherwise has threatened to disrupt the business of the Insured. |
For purposes of this Insuring Agreement, “Single
Loss,” as defined in Section 1.EE of this Bond, shall also include all loss caused by Computer Fraud(s) committed by one person,
or in which one person is implicated, whether or not that person is specifically identified. A series of losses involving unidentified
individuals, but arising from the same method of operation, may be deemed by the Underwriter to involve the same individual and in that
event shall be treated as a Single Loss.
It is further understood and agreed that nothing in
this Rider shall affect the exclusion set forth in Section 2.O of this Bond.
Coverage under this Insuring Agreement shall terminate
upon termination of this Bond. Coverage under this Insuring Agreement may also be terminated without terminating this Bond as an entirety:
| (a) | by written notice from the Underwriter not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of termination
specified in such notice; or |
| (b) | immediately by written notice from the Insured to the Underwriter. |
Except
as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 3
| Deutsche DWS Investment Trust |
87146122B |
| EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD |
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
| September 30, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023
|
/S/ Maggie Sullivan |
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond,
it is hereby understood and agreed that the Deductible Amount for Insuring Agreement E, Forgery or Alteration, and Insuring Agreement
F, Securities, shall not apply with respect to loss through Forgery of a signature on the following documents:
| (1) | letter requesting redemption of $100,000 or less payable by check to the Shareholder
of Record and sent to an Authorized Address; or |
| (2) | letter requesting redemption of $100,000 or less by wire transfer to the Shareholder
of Record of an Authorized Bank Account; or |
| (3) | written request to a trustee or custodian for a Designated Retirement Account (“DRA”)
which holds shares of an Insured Fund, where such request (a) purports to be from or at the instruction of the Owner of such DRA, and
(b) directs such trustee or custodian to transfer $100,000 or less from such DRA to a trustee or custodian for another DRA established
for the benefit of such Owner; |
provided, that the Limit of Liability for a
Single Loss as described above shall be $100,000 and that the Insured shall bear 20% of each such loss. This Rider shall not apply in
the case of any such Single Loss which exceeds $100,000; in such case the Deductible Amounts and Limits of Liability set forth in Item
3 of the Declarations shall control.
For purposes of this Rider:
| (A) | “Designated Retirement Account” means any retirement plan or account described or qualified
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or a subaccount thereof. |
| (B) | “Owner” means the individual for whose benefit the DRA, or a subaccount thereof, is established. |
Except
as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
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ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 4
| Deutsche DWS Investment Trust |
87146122B |
| EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD |
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
| September 30, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023
|
/S/ Maggie Sullivan |
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond,
it is hereby understood and agreed that this Bond does not cover any loss resulting from or in connection with the acceptance of any Third
Party Check, unless
| (1) | such Third Party Check is used to open or increase an account which is registered
in the name of one or more of the payees on such Third Party Check, and |
| (2) | reasonable efforts are made by the Insured, or by the entity receiving Third Party
Checks on behalf of the Insured, to verify all endorsements on all Third Party Checks made payable in amounts greater than $100,000 (provided,
however, that the isolated failure to make such efforts in a particular instance will not preclude coverage, subject to the exclusions
herein and in the Bond), |
and then only to the extent
such loss is otherwise covered under this Bond.
For purposes of this Rider, “Third Party Check”
means a check made payable to one or more parties and offered as payment to one or more other parties.
It is further understood and agreed that notwithstanding
anything to the contrary above or elsewhere in the Bond, this Bond does not cover any loss resulting from or in connection with the acceptance
of a Third Party Check where:
| (1) | any payee on such Third Party Check reasonably appears to be a corporation or other
entity; or |
| (2) | such Third Party Check is made payable in an amount greater than $100,000 and does
not include the purported endorsements of all payees on such Third Party Check. |
It is further understood and agreed that this Rider
shall not apply with respect to any coverage that may be available under Insuring Agreement A, “Fidelity.”
Except
as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 5
| Deutsche DWS Investment Trust |
87146122B |
| EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD |
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
| September 30, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023
|
/S/ Maggie Sullivan |
NEWLY CREATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond,
it is hereby understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in General Agreement A of this Bond, Item 1 of the Declarations
shall include any Newly Created Investment Company, provided that the Underwriter receives, at least annually, a report that lists (1)
all Newly Created Investment Companies created over the preceding twelve months, and (2) the estimated net assets of each Newly Created
Investment Company as of the date of the report.
For purposes of this Rider, “Newly Created Investment
Company” shall mean any Investment Company or series thereof (notwithstanding that such Investment Company’s or series’
registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940 may not yet be effective), which Investment Company or series (1) was not yet created
as of the inception of the Bond Period, and (2) has (or upon registration will have) directors who are identical to the directors of another
Insured Fund (other than another Newly Created Investment Company). .
It is further understood and agreed that the title
in this Rider is included solely for convenience and shall not itself be deemed to be a term or condition of coverage, or a description
or interpretation thereof.
Except
as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 6
| Deutsche DWS Investment Trust |
87146122B |
| EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD |
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
| September 30, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023
|
/S/ Maggie Sullivan |
In consideration for the premium charged for this
Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Bond (including Insuring Agreement I),
this Bond does not cover any loss resulting from any Online Redemption(s) or Online Purchase(s) involving an aggregate amount in excess
of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) per shareholder account per day, unless before such redemption(s) or purchase(s), in a procedure
initiated by the Insured or by the entity receiving the request for such Online Redemption(s) or Online Purchase(s):
| (a) | the Shareholder of Record verifies, by some method other than an Electronic Transmission effected over
the Internet, that each such redemption or purchase has been authorized, and |
| (b) | if such redemption or purchase is to be effected by wire to or from a particular bank account, a duly
authorized employee of the bank verifies the account number to or from which funds are being transferred, and that the name on the account
is the same as the name of the intended recipient of the proceeds. |
It is further understood and agreed that, notwithstanding
the Limit of Liability set forth herein or any other provision of this Bond, the Limit of Liability with respect to any Single Loss caused
by an Online Transaction shall be Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) and the Deductible Amount applicable to any such Single Loss
is One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000).
It is further understood and agreed that, notwithstanding
Section 9, Non-Reduction and Non-Accumulation of Liability and Total Liability, or any other provision of this Bond, the Aggregate Limit
of Liability of the Underwriter under this Bond with respect to any and all loss or losses caused by Online Transactions shall be an aggregate
of Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) for the Bond Period, irrespective of the total amount of such loss or losses.
For purposes of this Rider, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
“Online Purchase” means any purchase of
shares issued by an Investment Company, which purchase is requested through an Electronic Transmission over the Internet.
“Online Redemption” means any redemption
of shares issued by an Investment Company, which redemption is requested through an Electronic Transmission over the Internet.
“Online Transaction” means any Phone/Electronic
Transaction requested through an Electronic Transmission over the Internet.
Except
as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive, or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 7
| Deutsche DWS Investment Trust |
87146122B |
| EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD |
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
| September 30, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023
|
/S/ Maggie Sullivan |
In consideration for the premium charged for this
Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that, with respect to Insuring Agreement I only, the Deductible Amount set forth in Item 3 of
the Declarations (“Phone/Electronic Deductible”) shall not apply with respect to a Single Loss, otherwise covered by Insuring
Agreement I, caused by:
| (a) | a Phone/Electronic Redemption requested to be paid or made payable by check to
the Shareholder of Record and sent to an Authorized Address; or |
| (b) | a Phone/Electronic Redemption requested to be paid or made payable by wire transfer
to the Shareholder of Record at an Authorized Bank Account, |
provided, that the Limit of Liability for a
Single Loss as described in (a) or (b) above shall be the lesser of 80% of such loss or $80,000 and that the Insured shall bear the remainder
of each such Loss. This Rider shall not apply if the application of the Phone/Electronic Deductible to the Single Loss would result in
coverage of greater than $80,000; in such case the Phone/Electronic Deductible and Limit of Liability set forth in Item 3 of the Declarations
shall control.
For purposes of this Rider, “Phone/Electronic
Redemption” means any redemption of shares issued by an Investment Company, which redemption is requested (a) by voice
over the telephone, (b) through an automated telephone tone or voice response system, (c) by Telefacsimile, or (d) by transmission
over the Internet.
Except
as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 8
| Deutsche DWS Investment Trust |
87146122B |
| EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD |
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
| September 30, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023
|
/S/ Maggie Sullivan |
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond,
it is hereby understood and agreed that notwithstanding Section 9, Non-Reduction and Non Accumulation of Liability and Total Liability,
or any other provision of this Bond, the total liability of the Underwriter under this Bond with respect to all losses under Insuring
Agreement H, Uncollectible Items of Deposit, shall be limited to an aggregate of Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000) for the Bond Period,
irrespective of the total amount of any such loss or losses.
Except
as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 9
| Deutsche DWS Investment Trust |
87146122B |
| EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD |
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
| September 30, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023
|
/S/ Maggie Sullivan |
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond,
it is hereby understood and agreed that for purposes of Section 1.N “Employee” shall include all persons appointed “honorary
director” of an Investment Company named as an Insured.
Except
as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 10
| Deutsche DWS Investment Trust |
87146122B |
| EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD |
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
| September 30, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023
|
/S/ Maggie Sullivan |
Most property and casualty insurers, including ICI
Mutual Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group (“ICI Mutual”), are subject to the requirements of the Terrorism Risk Insurance
Act of 2002, as amended (the “Act”). The Act establishes a federal insurance backstop under which ICI Mutual and these other
insurers may be partially reimbursed by the United States Government for future “insured losses” resulting from certified
“acts of terrorism.” (Each of these bolded terms is defined by the Act.) The Act also places certain disclosure
and other obligations on ICI Mutual and these other insurers.
Pursuant to the Act, any future losses to ICI Mutual
caused by certified “acts of terrorism” may be partially reimbursed by the United Sates government under a formula
established by the Act. Under this formula, the United States government would generally reimburse ICI Mutual for the Federal Share of
Compensation of ICI Mutual’s “insured losses” in excess of ICI Mutual’s “insurer deductible”
until total “insured losses” of all participating insurers reach $100 billion (the “Cap on Annual Liability”).
If total “insured losses” of all property and casualty insurers reach the Cap on Annual Liability in any one calendar
year, the Act limits U.S. Government reimbursement and provides that the insurers will not be liable under their policies for their portions
of such losses that exceed such amount. Amounts otherwise payable under this Bond may be reduced as a result.
This Bond has no express exclusion for “acts
of terrorism.” However, coverage under this Bond remains subject to all applicable terms, conditions, and limitations of the
Bond (including exclusions) that are permissible under the Act.
The portion of the premium that is attributable to
any coverage potentially available under the Bond for “acts of terrorism” is one percent (1%) and does not include
any charges for the portion of loss that may be covered by the U.S. Government under the Act
As used herein, “Federal Share of Compensation”
shall mean 80% beginning on January 1, 2020.
Except as above stated, nothing herein shall be held
to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 11
| Deutsche DWS Investment Trust |
87146122B |
| EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD |
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
| September 30, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023
|
/S/ Maggie Sullivan |
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond, it is hereby understood
and agreed that Section 1.L shall be amended to read as follows:
“Dishonest or Fraudulent Act”
means any dishonest or fraudulent act, including “larceny and embezzlement” as defined in Section 37 of the Investment Company
Act of 1940, committed with the conscious manifest intent (1) to cause the Insured to sustain a loss or (2) to obtain financial benefit
for the perpetrator or any other person (other than salaries, commissions, fees, bonuses, awards, profit sharing, pensions or other employee
benefits). A Dishonest or Fraudulent Act does not mean or include a reckless act, a negligent act, or a grossly negligent act.
Except
as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 12
| Deutsche DWS Investment Trust |
87146122B |
| EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD |
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
| September 30, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023
|
/S/ Maggie Sullivan |
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond,
it is hereby understood and agreed that for purposes of this Bond the term “Investment Company” or “Fund” shall
be deemed to include the following:
DWS Funds Joint Account
Except
as stated above, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 13
| Deutsche DWS Investment Trust |
87146122B |
| EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD |
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
| September 30, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023
|
/S/ Maggie Sullivan |
SOCIAL ENGINEERING FRAUD
In consideration of the premium charged for this Bond,
it is hereby understood and agreed that this Bond is amended by adding an additional Insuring Agreement M, as follows:
M. Social
Engineering Fraud
Loss resulting directly from the Insured, in good
faith, transferring, paying, or delivering money from its own account as a direct result of a Social Engineering Fraud;
PROVIDED, that the entity receiving such request generally
maintains and follows during the Bond Period all Social Engineering Security Procedures.
The Limit of Liability for a Single Loss under this
Insuring Agreement M shall be the lesser of (a) 50% of the amount by which such Single Loss exceeds the Deductible Amount or (b) $1,000,000
(One Million Dollars), and the Insured shall bear the remainder of any such Single Loss. The Deductible Amount for this Insuring Agreement
M is $100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Dollars).
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Bond,
the aggregate Limit of Liability under this Bond with respect to any and all loss or losses under this Insuring Agreement M shall be $1,000,000
(One Million Dollars) for the Bond Period, irrespective of the total amount of such loss or losses.
This Insuring Agreement M does not cover loss covered
under any other Insuring Agreement of this Bond.
It is further understood and agreed that for purposes
of this rider:
| 1. | “Communication” means an instruction that (a) directs an Employee to transfer, pay, or deliver
money from the Insured’s own account, (b) contains a material misrepresentation of fact, and (c) is relied upon by the Employee,
believing it to be true. |
| 2. | “Social Engineering Fraud” means the intentional misleading of an Employee through the use
of a Communication, where such Communication: |
| (a) | is transmitted to the Employee in writing, by voice over the telephone, or by Electronic Transmission; |
| (b) | is made by an individual who purports to be (i) an Employee who is duly authorized by the Insured to instruct
another Employee to transfer, pay, or deliver money, or (ii) an officer or employee of a Vendor who is duly authorized by the Insured
to instruct an Employee to transfer, pay, or deliver money; and |
| (c) | is unauthorized, dishonest or fraudulent and is made with the manifest intent to deceive. |
| 3. | “Social Engineering Security Procedures” means security procedures intended to prevent Social
Engineering Fraud as set forth in the Application and/or as otherwise provided in writing to the Underwriter. |
| 4. | “Vendor” means any entity or individual that provides goods or services to the Insured under
a pre-existing, written agreement. |
Except
as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive, or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
ICI MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,
a Risk Retention Group
INVESTMENT COMPANY BLANKET BOND
RIDER NO. 14
| Deutsche DWS Investment Trust |
87146122B |
| EFFECTIVE DATE |
BOND PERIOD |
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE |
| September 30, 2022 |
September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023
|
/S/ Maggie Sullivan |
ENHANCED AUTHENTICATION MEASURES AMENDMENT
In consideration for the premium charged for this
Bond, it is hereby understood and agreed that SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS is amended by deleting the definition of “Officially Designated”
in paragraph V in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
| V. | “Officially Designated” means designated by the Shareholder of Record: |
| (1) | in the initial account application, |
| (2) | in writing accompanied by a signature guarantee, |
| (3) | in writing or by Electronic Transmission, where such designation is verified via a callback to the Shareholder
of Record by the Insured at a predetermined telephone number provided by the Shareholder of Record in writing to the Insured at least
thirty (30) days prior to such callback, or |
| (4) | in writing, by voice over the telephone, or by Electronic Transmission, where the identity of the Shareholder
of Record is contemporaneously confirmed using Enhanced Authentication Measures. |
It is further understood and agreed that
“Enhanced Authentication Measures” shall mean (a) the measures as described in the responses to Supplemental Schedule J (Enhanced
Authentication Measures Questionnaire), as provided in an email dated June 23, 2021, from the Insured to the Underwriter, and (b) the
verification processes provided by GIACT (including CustomerID, gVerify and gAuthenticate).
Except
as above stated, nothing herein shall be held to alter, waive or extend any of the terms of this Bond.
Certificate
of the Secretary
I, John Millette, do hereby certify as follows:
1.
That I am the duly elected Secretary of the DWS Funds listed on the attached Schedule A (each, a “Fund” and together,
the “DWS Funds,” and each Fund’s underlying portfolios, if applicable, sometimes referred to as a “Series”);
2.
I further certify that the following is a complete and correct copy of resolutions adopted by the
members of the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Funds at a meeting held on September 22-23, 2022, and that such resolutions have not
been amended and are in full force and effect:
RESOLVED, that, after
due consideration of all relevant factors including, but not limited to, the value of the aggregate assets of each Fund and Series to
which any Covered Person (which for the purpose of these resolutions shall mean each director, officer and employee of the Fund or of
DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (“DIMA”), or an affiliate thereof, who may, singly or jointly with others, have access
to securities or other assets of a Fund and Series, either directly or through authority to draw upon such funds or to direct generally
the disposition of such assets) may have access, the type and terms of the arrangements made for the custody and safekeeping of such assets,
the number of other parties named as insureds and the sizes and nature of the businesses of such parties, and the nature of the portfolio
securities of each Fund and Series and of such other parties, the form of Investment Company Blanket Bond issued by ICI Mutual Insurance
Company for the period from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023 (the “ICIM Bond”), and the amount thereof, namely primary
coverage of up to $50 million for any larceny or embezzlement committed by any Covered Person, are determined to be reasonable and are
hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that,
after consideration of all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the number of other parties named as insureds, the nature
of the business activities of such other parties, the amount of the ICIM Bond and the amount of the premium for the ICIM Bond, the ratable
allocation of the premium among all parties named as insureds, and the comparison of the share of the premium allocated to the Fund and
each Series to that which the Fund and each Series would have had to pay if it had provided and maintained a single insured bond, the
portion of the total premium allocated to the Fund and each Series, as presented to this meeting, for the period from September 30, 2022
to September 30, 2023, payable for coverage as described in the preceding resolution, be, and it hereby is, approved, and the payment
or the reimbursement by any officer of the Fund, on behalf of each Series, of DIMA or an affiliate thereof, as the case may be, of such
premium be, and it hereby is, approved;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the officers of the Fund be, and they hereby are, and each acting singly hereby is, authorized to enter into an Insurance Allocation Agreement
with the joint insureds in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes as may be recommended by counsel, in conformity with
paragraph (f) of Rule 17g-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”); and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary or
Assistant Secretary of the Fund be, and hereby is, designated as the officer who shall be responsible for the filings and notices required
by paragraph (g) of Rule 17g-1 under the 1940 Act concerning the ICIM Bond.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand
on this 7th day of December, 2022.
/s/John Millette
John Millette
Secretary
SCHEDULE A
THE DWS FUNDS
|
CASH ACCOUNT TRUST, and its series:
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio
DWS Tax-Exempt Portfolio
DEUTSCHE DWS ASSET ALLOCATION TRUST, and its series:
DWS Equity Sector Strategy Fund
DWS Multi-Asset Conservative Allocation Fund
DWS Multi-Asset Moderate Allocation Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS EQUITY 500 INDEX PORTFOLIO
DEUTSCHE DWS GLOBAL/
INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC., and its series:
DWS Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund
DWS ESG Global Bond Fund
DWS ESG International Core Equity Fund
DWS Global Small Cap Fund
DWS International Growth Fund
DWS RREEF Global Infrastructure Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS INCOME TRUST, and its series:
DWS Global High Income Fund
DWS GNMA Fund
DWS High Income Fund
DWS Short Duration Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, and its series:
DWS Equity 500 Index Fund
DWS S&P 500 Index Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC., and its series:
DWS CROCI® International Fund
DWS Emerging Markets Equity Fund
DWS Global Macro Fund
DWS Latin America Equity Fund
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DEUTSCHE DWS INVESTMENT TRUST, and its series:
DWS Capital Growth Fund
DWS Core Equity Fund
DWS CROCI® Equity Dividend Fund
DWS CROCI® U.S. Fund
DWS ESG Core Equity Fund
DWS Large Cap Focus Growth Fund
DWS Small Cap Core Fund
DWS Small Cap Growth Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS INVESTMENTS VIT FUNDS, and its series:
DWS Equity 500 Index VIP
DWS Small Cap Index VIP
DEUTSCHE DWS MARKET TRUST, and its series:
DWS Global Income Builder Fund
DWS RREEF Real Assets Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS MONEY FUNDS, and its series:
DWS Money Market Prime Series
DEUTSCHE DWS MONEY MARKET TRUST, and its series:
DWS Government Money Market Series
DEUTSCHE DWS MUNICIPAL TRUST, and its series:
DWS Managed Municipal Bond Fund
DWS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund
DWS Strategic High Yield Tax-Free Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS PORTFOLIO TRUST, and its series:
DWS Floating Rate Fund
DWS Total Return Bond Fund |
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DEUTSCHE DWS SECURITIES TRUST, and its series:
DWS Communications Fund
DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund
DWS Health and Wellness Fund
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund
DWS Science and Technology Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS STATE TAX-FREE INCOME SERIES, and its series:
DWS California Tax-Free Income Fund
DWS Massachusetts Tax-Free Fund
DWS New York Tax-Free Income Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS TAX FREE TRUST, and its series:
DWS Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS VARIABLE SERIES I, and its series:
DWS Capital Growth VIP
DWS Core Equity VIP
DWS CROCI®
International VIP
DWS Global Small Cap VIP |
DEUTSCHE DWS VARIABLE SERIES II, and its series:
DWS Alternative Asset Allocation VIP
DWS CROCI® U.S. VIP
DWS Global Income Builder VIP
DWS Government Money Market VIP
DWS High Income VIP
DWS International Growth VIP
DWS Small Mid Cap Growth VIP
DWS Small Mid Cap Value VIP
DWS MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
DWS STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO
INVESTORS CASH TRUST, and its series:
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund
DWS ESG Liquidity Fund
DWS Treasury Portfolio |
FIDELITY BOND
INSURANCE ALLOCATION AGREEMENT
THIS INSURANCE ALLOCATION
AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of September 30, 2022, by and among the investment companies listed as signatories
on Schedule A to this Agreement (the “Funds”), on behalf of their respective series as set forth on Schedule A to
this Agreement (the “Series”), and DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. (the “Adviser”) (sometimes individually
hereinafter referred to as a “party” or collectively as “parties”).
WHEREAS, the Funds have
been named as insured parties (“Insureds”) under a joint insured fidelity bond with a policy period of September 30, 2022
to September 30, 2023 (hereinafter referred to individually as the “Bond”) approved by the Funds’ respective Boards
of Directors/Trustees (hereinafter referred to individually as a “Board” and collectively as the “Boards”);
WHEREAS, the parties desire
to establish further: (i) the criteria by which the premiums for the Bond shall be allocated among the parties; (ii) the basis
on which additional investment companies or series for which the Adviser or its affiliates may hereafter act as investment adviser may
be added as named Insureds under the Bond; (iii) the criteria by which the amounts payable under the Bond shall be allocated among
the parties covered under same; and (iv) the manner in which the Adviser will report to the Funds’ respective Boards information
about claims and payments under any of the Bond;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed
as follows:
1.
Each Fund shall pay a portion of the premium of the Bond under which it is covered, which portion shall be determined as of a specified
date, which date shall be the same for all Funds, as allocated in such equitable manner as mutually agreed upon by the Funds, subject
to the approval of the Boards, including a majority of the non-interested directors or trustees, which amounts are set forth on Schedule B
to this Agreement. From time to time, adjustments may be made by mutual agreement of the Funds to the portion of the balance of the premiums
theretofore paid by a Fund, subject to the approval of the Boards, including a majority of the non-interested directors or trustees, based
on a subsequent change or changes in the gross assets of one or more Funds that affects the amount which the Fund would have paid had
it provided and maintained a single insured bond with the minimum coverage required by Rule 17g-1(d) under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”) or the addition or withdrawal of a Fund or Funds pursuant to this Agreement.
2.
If the insurer issuing the Bond (the “Insurer”) is willing, with or without additional premium, to add, as an Insured
under the Bond, any investment company or series thereof not listed as a signatory to this Agreement for which the Adviser or an affiliate
thereof is investment adviser, administrator or underwriter, which investment company may be included in the Bond pursuant to Rule 17g-1(b)
under the Act, the Funds agree (a) that such addition may be made provided that the non-interested directors or trustees of the Funds
covered by the Bond shall approve such addition and (b) that such additional investment company may become a party to this Agreement
and be included within the terms “Fund” or “Series” or “party”, provided
that in each case such investment company shall
have executed and delivered to the Funds its written agreement to become a party hereto and to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
3.
In the event that the claims of loss of two or more Insureds under the Bond are so related that the Insurer is entitled to assert
that the claims must be aggregated, or in the event that the aggregate recovery by two or more Insureds under the Bond is less than the
aggregate loss incurred by the Insureds that gave rise to the claims, the following rules shall determine, as among the claimants, the
priority of satisfaction of the claims under the Bond:
Each Fund claimant shall
receive the lesser of: (i) proceeds equal to the full amount of its claim; or (ii) the amount which it would have received had
it provided and maintained a single insured bond with a minimum coverage which such Fund would have been required to carry by Rule 17g-1(d)
under the Act at the time the claim arose.
4.
The Adviser shall provide, on a quarterly basis, a report to the Funds’ respective Boards which shall include:
| (i) | a description of any claim made during the preceding calendar quarter under the Bond; and |
| (ii) | a description of the current status of any matter previously reported by the Adviser to the Funds’
respective Boards pursuant to this Section 4. |
5.
This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first above written, and shall remain in full force and effect during the
policy period of the Bond as specified herein and until all claims of loss relating to the policy period are finalized. Any party may
withdraw from this Agreement and the Bond upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to each of the other parties and the Securities and
Exchange Commission in accordance with Rule 17g-1 under the Act. The withdrawing party shall be entitled to receive its proportionate
share of any premium refund received from the Insurer.
This Agreement shall supersede
all prior premium sharing and allocation agreements entered into among the Funds and the Adviser, acting on its own behalf and on behalf
of its affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, claims made under the Bond during a period prior to the effective date of this Agreement
(and any recoveries related to any such claims) shall be subject to the terms of the premium sharing and allocation agreement in effect
during that period.
6.
The obligations of the Funds which are organized as Massachusetts business trusts, or any other investment company organized as
a Massachusetts business trust which may be added pursuant to Section 2 under this Agreement, with respect to a Series of such Funds,
are not binding upon any of the trustees or holders of shares of beneficial interest of any such trust individually, but bind only the
assets and property of such Series.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the
parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their officers, as appropriate, hereunto duly authorized all as of the day and year
first above written.
On behalf of the Funds set forth on
Schedule A
By: /s/John Millette
Name: John Millette
Title: Vice President
and Secretary
On behalf of DWS Investment Management
Americas, Inc.
By: /s/Hepsen Uzcan
Name: Hepsen Uzcan
Title: Assistant Secretary
By: /s/John Millette
Name: John Millette
Title: Chief Legal Officer
SCHEDULE A: INSUREDS
FUNDS
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CASH ACCOUNT TRUST, and its series:
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio
DWS Tax-Exempt Portfolio
DEUTSCHE DWS ASSET ALLOCATION TRUST, and its series:
DWS Equity Sector Strategy Fund
DWS Multi-Asset Conservative Allocation Fund
DWS Multi-Asset Moderate Allocation Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS EQUITY 500 INDEX PORTFOLIO
DEUTSCHE DWS GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC., and its series:
DWS Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund
DWS ESG Global Bond Fund
DWS ESG International Core Equity Fund
DWS Global Small Cap Fund
DWS International Growth Fund
DWS RREEF Global Infrastructure Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS INCOME TRUST, and its series:
DWS Global High Income Fund
DWS GNMA Fund
DWS High Income Fund
DWS Short Duration Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, and its series:
DWS Equity 500 Index Fund
DWS S&P 500 Index Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC., and its series:
DWS CROCI® International
Fund
DWS Emerging Markets Equity Fund
DWS Global Macro Fund
DWS Latin America Equity Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS INVESTMENT TRUST, and its series:
DWS Capital Growth Fund
DWS Core Equity Fund
DWS CROCI® Equity
Dividend Fund
DWS CROCI® U.S.
Fund
DWS ESG Core Equity Fund
DWS Large Cap Focus Growth Fund
DWS Small Cap Core Fund
DWS Small Cap Growth Fund
|
DEUTSCHE DWS INVESTMENTS VIT FUNDS, and its series:
DWS Equity 500 Index VIP
DWS Small Cap Index VIP
DEUTSCHE DWS MARKET TRUST, and its series:
DWS Global Income Builder Fund
DWS RREEF Real Assets Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS MONEY FUNDS, and its series:
DWS Money Market Prime Series
DEUTSCHE DWS MONEY MARKET TRUST, and its series
DWS Government Money Market Series
DEUTSCHE DWS MUNICIPAL TRUST, and its series:
DWS Managed Municipal Bond Fund
DWS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund
DWS Strategic High Yield Tax-Free Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS PORTFOLIO TRUST, and its series:
DWS Floating Rate Fund
DWS Total Return Bond Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS SECURITIES TRUST
DWS Communications Fund
DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund
DWS Health and Wellness Fund
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund
DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund
DWS Science and Technology Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS STATE TAX-FREE INCOME SERIES, and its series:
DWS California Tax-Free Income Fund
DWS Massachusetts Tax-Free Fund
DWS New York Tax-Free Income Fund
DEUTSCHE DWS TAX FREE TRUST, and its series
DWS Intermediate Tax-Free Fund
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DEUTSCHE DWS VARIABLE SERIES I, and its series
DWS Capital Growth VIP
DWS Core Equity VIP
DWS CROCI® International
VIP
DWS Global Small Cap VIP
DEUTSCHE DWS VARIABLE SERIES II, and its series
DWS Alternative Asset Allocation VIP
DWS CROCI® U.S.
VIP
DWS Global Income Builder VIP
DWS Government Money Market VIP
DWS High Income VIP
DWS International Growth VIP
DWS Small Mid Cap Growth VIP
DWS Small Mid Cap Value VIP
|
DWS MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
DWS STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO
INVESTORS CASH TRUST, and its series:
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund
DWS ESG Liquidity Fund
DWS Treasury Portfolio
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SCHEDULE B
Attached
| Schedule B - Fidelity Bond Allocation | |
| |
| |
Based on June assets | |
| |
|
| 2022-2023 | |
Assets Under | |
Assets | |
17(g) -1 | |
| |
Annual |
| | |
Management | |
under | |
Trust Method | |
| |
Fidelity Bond |
| Investment Company | |
6/30/2022 | |
Trust Method | |
Calculation | |
% | |
Premium (1) |
| Deutsche DWS Global/International Fund, Inc. | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| DWS Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund | |
| 50,578,349 | | |
| | | |
| 400,000 | | |
| 11.27 | % | |
$ | 1,181.66 | |
| DWS ESG Global Bond Fund | |
| 56,816,621 | | |
| | | |
| 400,000 | | |
| 11.27 | % | |
$ | 1,181.66 | |
| DWS ESG International Core Equity Fund | |
| 7,497,919 | | |
| | | |
| 150,000 | | |
| 4.23 | % | |
$ | 443.12 | |
| DWS Global Small Cap Fund | |
| 151,969,651 | | |
| | | |
| 600,000 | | |
| 16.90 | % | |
$ | 1,772.49 | |
| DWS International Growth Fund | |
| 423,105,804 | | |
| | | |
| 750,000 | | |
| 21.13 | % | |
$ | 2,215.61 | |
| DWS RREEF Global Infrastructure Fund | |
| 1,381,477,257 | | |
| | | |
| 1,250,000 | | |
| 35.21 | % | |
$ | 3,692.68 | |
| Total Assets | |
| | | |
| 2,071,445,601 | | |
| 1,700,000 | | |
| 5.47 | % | |
$ | 10,487.21 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Deutsche DWS Investment Trust | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| DWS Capital Growth Fund | |
| 1,633,730,756 | | |
| | | |
| 1,500,000 | | |
| 17.54 | % | |
$ | 2,705.68 | |
| DWS Core Equity Fund | |
| 3,655,839,843 | | |
| | | |
| 2,300,000 | | |
| 26.90 | % | |
$ | 4,148.71 | |
| DWS CROCI Equity Dividend Fund | |
| 914,367,975 | | |
| | | |
| 1,000,000 | | |
| 11.70 | % | |
$ | 1,803.79 | |
| DWS CROCI U.S. Fund | |
| 594,479,400 | | |
| | | |
| 900,000 | | |
| 10.53 | % | |
$ | 1,623.41 | |
| DWS Large Cap Focus Growth Fund | |
| 270,562,750 | | |
| | | |
| 750,000 | | |
| 8.77 | % | |
$ | 1,352.84 | |
| DWS ESG Core Equity Fund | |
| 178,100,028 | | |
| | | |
| 600,000 | | |
| 7.02 | % | |
$ | 1,082.27 | |
| DWS Small Cap Core Fund | |
| 401,130,571 | | |
| | | |
| 750,000 | | |
| 8.77 | % | |
$ | 1,352.84 | |
| DWS Small Cap Growth Fund | |
| 274,897,892 | | |
| | | |
| 750,000 | | |
| 8.77 | % | |
$ | 1,352.84 | |
| Total Trust Assets | |
| | | |
| 7,923,109,215 | | |
| 2,500,000 | | |
| 8.05 | % | |
$ | 15,422.37 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Deutsche DWS Income Trust | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| DWS Global High Income Fund | |
| 407,216,912 | | |
| | | |
| 750,000 | | |
| 18.07 | % | |
$ | 2,341.23 | |
| DWS GNMA Fund | |
| 1,036,779,447 | | |
| | | |
| 1,250,000 | | |
| 30.12 | % | |
$ | 3,902.04 | |
| DWS High Income Fund | |
| 620,844,771 | | |
| | | |
| 900,000 | | |
| 21.69 | % | |
$ | 2,809.47 | |
| DWS Short Duration Fund | |
| 1,119,983,599 | | |
| | | |
| 1,250,000 | | |
| 30.12 | % | |
$ | 3,902.04 | |
| Total Assets | |
| | | |
| 3,184,824,729 | | |
| 2,100,000 | | |
| 6.76 | % | |
$ | 12,954.79 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Deutsche DWS International Fund, Inc. | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| DWS CROCI International Fund | |
| 415,500,665 | | |
| | | |
| 750,000 | | |
| 27.78 | % | |
$ | 2,142.00 | |
| DWS Emerging Markets Equity Fund | |
| 239,054,027 | | |
| | | |
| 600,000 | | |
| 22.22 | % | |
$ | 1,713.60 | |
| DWS Global Macro Fund | |
| 215,806,655 | | |
| | | |
| 600,000 | | |
| 22.22 | % | |
$ | 1,713.60 | |
| DWS Latin America Equity Fund | |
| 295,250,794 | | |
| | | |
| 750,000 | | |
| 27.78 | % | |
$ | 2,142.00 | |
| Total Assets | |
| | | |
| 1,165,612,141 | | |
| 1,250,000 | | |
| 4.02 | % | |
$ | 7,711.18 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| DWS Municipal Trust, and its series: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| DWS Managed Municipal Bond Fund | |
| 2,699,736,320 | | |
| | | |
| 1,900,000 | | |
| 55.88 | % | |
$ | 7,928.91 | |
| DWS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund | |
| 234,921,939 | | |
| | | |
| 600,000 | | |
| 17.65 | % | |
$ | 2,503.87 | |
| DWS Strategic High Yield Tax-Free Fund | |
| 674,315,141 | | |
| | | |
| 900,000 | | |
| 26.47 | % | |
$ | 3,755.80 | |
| Total Trust Assets | |
| | | |
| 3,608,973,401 | | |
| 2,300,000 | | |
| 7.40 | % | |
$ | 14,188.58 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Deutsche DWS Asset Allocation Trust | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| DWS Multi Assets Conservative Allocation Fund | |
| 69,763,226 | | |
| | | |
| 400,000 | | |
| 38.10 | % | |
$ | 1,410.04 | |
| DWS Equity Sector Strategy Fund | |
| 70,941,774 | | |
| | | |
| 400,000 | | |
| 38.10 | % | |
$ | 1,410.04 | |
| DWS Multi Assets Moderate Allocation Funds | |
| 21,581,568 | | |
| | | |
| 250,000 | | |
| 23.81 | % | |
$ | 881.28 | |
| Total Trust Assets | |
| | | |
| 162,286,568 | | |
| 600,000 | | |
| 1.93 | % | |
$ | 3,701.37 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Deutsche DWS Portfolio Trust | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| DWS Floating Rate Fund | |
| 140,347,694 | | |
| | | |
| 525,000 | | |
| 41.18 | % | |
$ | 1,905.12 | |
| DWS Total Return Bond Fund | |
| 319,983,490 | | |
| | | |
| 750,000 | | |
| 58.82 | % | |
$ | 2,721.59 | |
| Total Trust Assets | |
| | | |
| 460,331,184 | | |
| 750,000 | | |
| 2.41 | % | |
$ | 4,626.71 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Deutsche DWS Securities Trust, and its series: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| DWS Communications Fund | |
| 71,586,949 | | |
| | | |
| 400,000 | | |
| 7.02 | % | |
$ | 1,082.27 | |
| DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund | |
| 2,290,804,298 | | |
| | | |
| 1,700,000 | | |
| 29.82 | % | |
$ | 4,599.65 | |
| DWS Health & Wellness Fund | |
| 288,419,985 | | |
| | | |
| 750,000 | | |
| 13.16 | % | |
$ | 2,029.26 | |
| DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities Fund | |
| 205,052,363 | | |
| | | |
| 600,000 | | |
| 10.53 | % | |
$ | 1,623.41 | |
| DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund | |
| 1,357,443,544 | | |
| | | |
| 1,250,000 | | |
| 21.93 | % | |
$ | 3,382.10 | |
| DWS Science &Technology Fund | |
| 982,809,958 | | |
| | | |
| 1,000,000 | | |
| 17.54 | % | |
$ | 2,705.68 | |
| Total Trust Assets | |
| | | |
| 5,196,117,097 | | |
| 2,500,000 | | |
| 8.05 | % | |
$ | 15,422.37 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Deutsche DWS Tax Free Trust | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| DWS Intermediate Tax Free Fund | |
| 849,914,795 | | |
| 849,914,795 | | |
| 1,000,000 | | |
| 3.22 | % | |
$ | 6,168.95 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Deutsche DWS Variable Series I ("SVS I") | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| DWS Capital Growth VIP | |
| 825,445,158 | | |
| | | |
| 1,000,000 | | |
| 44.44 | % | |
$ | 3,427.19 | |
| DWS Core Equity VIP | |
| 99,142,897 | | |
| | | |
| 450,000 | | |
| 20.00 | % | |
$ | 1,542.24 | |
| DWS CROCI International VIP | |
| 66,624,168 | | |
| | | |
| 400,000 | | |
| 17.78 | % | |
$ | 1,370.88 | |
| DWS Global Small Cap VIP | |
| 58,624,919 | | |
| | | |
| 400,000 | | |
| 17.78 | % | |
$ | 1,370.88 | |
| Total Trust Assets | |
| | | |
| 1,049,837,142 | | |
| 1,250,000 | | |
| 4.02 | % | |
$ | 7,711.18 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Deutsche DWS Institutional Funds | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| DWS Equity 500 Index Fund | |
| 469,605,062 | | |
| | | |
| 750,000 | | |
| 37.50 | % | |
$ | 3,470.03 | |
| DWS S&P 500 Index | |
| 1,042,265,788 | | |
| | | |
| 1,250,000 | | |
| 62.50 | % | |
$ | 5,783.39 | |
| Total Trust Assets | |
| | | |
| 1,511,870,850 | | |
| 1,500,000 | | |
| 4.83 | % | |
$ | 9,253.42 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| Deutsche DWS Money Market Trust | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| DWS Government Money Market Series | |
| 11,666,760,634 | | |
| | | |
| 2,500,000 | | |
| 100.00 | % | |
$ | 15,422.37 | |
| Total Assets | |
| | | |
| 11,666,760,634 | | |
| 2,500,000 | | |
| 8.05 | % | |
$ | 15,422.37 | |
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| Deutsche DWS Investments VIT Funds | |
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| DWS Equity 500 Index VIP | |
| 606,366,014 | | |
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| 900,000 | | |
| 54.55 | % | |
$ | 3,364.88 | |
| DWS Small Cap Index VIP | |
| 340,682,754 | | |
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| 750,000 | | |
| 45.45 | % | |
$ | 2,804.07 | |
| Total Trust Assets | |
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| 947,048,768 | | |
| 1,000,000 | | |
| 3.22 | % | |
$ | 6,168.95 | |
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| Deutsche DWS Market Trust | |
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| DWS Global Income Builder | |
| 608,992,485 | | |
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| 900,000 | | |
| 26.47 | % | |
$ | 4,082.39 | |
| DWS RREEF Real Assets Fund | |
| 5,978,316,394 | | |
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| 2,500,000 | | |
| 73.53 | % | |
$ | 11,339.97 | |
| Total Trust Assets | |
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| 6,587,308,880 | | |
| 2,500,000 | | |
| 8.05 | % | |
$ | 15,422.37 | |
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| Deutsche DWS State Tax-Free Income Series | |
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| DWS California Tax-Free Income Fund | |
| 450,003,363 | | |
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| 750,000 | | |
| 35.71 | % | |
$ | 2,203.20 | |
| DWS Massachusetts Tax-Free Fund | |
| 282,108,674 | | |
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| 750,000 | | |
| 35.71 | % | |
$ | 2,203.20 | |
| DWS New York Tax-Free Income Fund | |
| 227,708,926 | | |
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| 600,000 | | |
| 28.57 | % | |
$ | 1,762.56 | |
| Total Trust Assets | |
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| 959,820,963 | | |
| 1,000,000 | | |
| 3.22 | % | |
$ | 6,168.95 | |
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| Deutsche DWS Variable Series II | |
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| DWS Alternative Asset Allocation VIP | |
| 433,106,275 | | |
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| 750,000 | | |
| 19.48 | % | |
$ | 1,502.18 | |
| DWS CROCI U.S. VIP | |
| 119,731,451 | | |
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| 525,000 | | |
| 13.64 | % | |
$ | 1,051.52 | |
| DWS Global Income Builder VIP | |
| 107,064,083 | | |
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| 525,000 | | |
| 13.64 | % | |
$ | 1,051.52 | |
| DWS Government Money Market VIP | |
| 193,077,576 | | |
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| 600,000 | | |
| 15.58 | % | |
$ | 1,201.74 | |
| DWS High Income VIP | |
| 42,391,298 | | |
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| 350,000 | | |
| 9.09 | % | |
$ | 701.02 | |
| DWS International Growth VIP | |
| 20,908,497 | | |
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| 250,000 | | |
| 6.49 | % | |
$ | 500.73 | |
| DWS Small Mid Cap Growth VIP | |
| 51,444,618 | | |
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| 400,000 | | |
| 10.39 | % | |
$ | 801.16 | |
| DWS Small Mid Cap Value VIP | |
| 79,692,451 | | |
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| 450,000 | | |
| 11.69 | % | |
$ | 901.31 | |
| Total Trust Assets | |
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| 1,047,416,249 | | |
| 1,250,000 | | |
| 4.02 | % | |
$ | 7,711.18 | |
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| Cash Account Trust | |
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| DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio | |
| 1,689,833,578 | | |
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| 1,500,000 | | |
| 71.43 | % | |
$ | 6,609.59 | |
| DWS Tax-Exempt Portfolio | |
| 171,294,314 | | |
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| 600,000 | | |
| 28.57 | % | |
$ | 2,643.83 | |
| Total Trust Assets | |
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| 1,861,127,892 | | |
| 1,500,000 | | |
| 4.83 | % | |
$ | 9,253.42 | |
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| Investors Cash Trust | |
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| DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund | |
| 918,678,236 | | |
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| 1,000,000 | | |
| 35.71 | % | |
$ | 3,745.43 | |
| DWS ESG Liquidity Fund | |
| 561,114,023 | | |
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| 900,000 | | |
| 32.14 | % | |
$ | 3,370.89 | |
| DWS Treasury Portfolio | |
| 591,225,024 | | |
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| 900,000 | | |
| 32.14 | % | |
$ | 3,370.89 | |
| Total Trust Assets | |
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| 2,071,017,283 | | |
| 1,700,000 | | |
| 5.47 | % | |
$ | 10,487.21 | |
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| Deutsche DWS Money Funds | |
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| DWS Money Market Prime Series | |
| 605,424,398 | | |
| 605,424,398 | | |
| 900,000 | | |
| 2.90 | % | |
$ | 5,552.05 | |
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| Closed End Funds | |
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| DWS Municipal Income Trust | |
| 405,054,788 | | |
| 405,054,788 | | |
| 750,000 | | |
| 2.41 | % | |
$ | 4,626.71 | |
| DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust | |
| 113,489,407 | | |
| 113,489,407 | | |
| 525,000 | | |
| 1.69 | % | |
$ | 3,238.70 | |
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| TOTALS | |
| 53,448,791,984 | | |
| 53,448,791,984 | | |
| 31,075,000 | | |
| 100 | % | |
$ | 191,700.00 | |
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| Fidelity Bond Limit = $50,000,000 | |
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| Deductible = $100,000 (zero for employee dishonesty) |
| Insurance Carrier - ICI Mutual Insurance Company | | |
| (1) Premium excludes 2% NY Tax | |
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